After a fairly disappointing week for the Premier League clubs in Europe there will be plenty of teams looking to make amends domestically on Saturday.
Arsenal and Manchester City are looking to bounce back from defeats in the Champions League, while Reading, Aston Villa and Wigan are eager to get back to winning ways.
Arsenal v QPR 3pm
The Gunners have come back from the international break a different team to the one who showed great determination to recover from a goal down to beat West Ham 3-1 before the two-week hiatus.
Back-to-back defeats against Norwich and Schalke have seen Arsene Wenger’s squad fall under the spotlight again, with a few pundits writing off their chances of winning any silverware or finishing in the top four.
A visit from the Premier League’s bottom club should be just the confidence boost Arsenal need but QPR have shown signs of recovery in recent weeks after a horrendous start.
The R’s will have been frustrated not to have taken all three points against Everton last week, a clear sign they are making gradual progress under Mark Hughes.
Summer signings Junior Hoilett, Esteban Granero and Julio Cesar are starting to show their class and Rangers could give Arsenal a few problems.
The Gunners don’t look like scoring right now and if QPR can frustrate the home side for the opening 45 minutes then the Emirates Stadium faithful are likely to turn on their team pretty quickly.
While a win for the west London club at 8/1 isn’t out of the question the draw looks the more likely outcome.
Match bet – Draw @ 4/1
Stoke v Sunderland 3pm
This is unlikely to be a game for the football purist, with plenty of hustle and bustle the order of the day.
Sunderland are the joint-lowest scorers in the league this season with just six goals to their name, five of which have come courtesy of Steven Fletcher. It looks like being a bit of a slog for Martin O’Neill’s men this year unless they can discover a route to goal quickly.
Despite conceding four at Old Trafford last weekend Stoke have proven a tough nut to crack, especially at home.
They have conceded just one goal in the first three matches and won last time out at the Britannia Stadium against Swansea City. The Potters also have a good record at home against Sunderland, winning three of the last four.
With that in mind a Stoke win at 19/20 looks to be the way forward, although the 0-0 draw looks a tempting bet as well at 15/2 given the two clubs history in front of goal.
Match bet – Stoke to win 1-0 @ 6/1.
Wigan v West Ham 3pm
The Hammers will have unhappy memories of their last trip to the DW Stadium having been relegated by the Latics on that occasion.
They were also beaten 4-1 by Wigan in the Capital One Cup earlier this season, although both teams fielded much changed teams for that match.
Despite the recent bad history against Roberto Martinez’s men, West Ham will be confident of continuing their excellent run of form this weekend.
Wigan are going through their usual early-season slump and are yet to win on their own patch, drawing two and losing the other couple of matches at the DW Stadium.
In contrast, the Hammers picked up their first away win of the season at QPR last time they were on their travels.
Sam Allardyce’s men were excellent on the road in the Championship last season and at 23/10 are too big a price to ignore to pick up a win on Saturday.
Match bet – West Ham win @ 23/10
Elsewhere, Manchester City should get back to winning ways against Swansea, while Paul Lambert could bring Norwich’s mini-revival to a halt when Aston Villa take on the Canaries.
As for Reading against Fulham – barring an inspirational performance from Dimitar Berbatov – it game has draw written all over it.
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